James Inhofe actually said...

"If we do not have a legislative solution that provides our leaders with the time and the flexibility to shape our force for the future, we will create a hollow force, we will very quickly go to extrem..."

"If sequestration were allowed to occur, the Army would begin to grow hollow within months."

"The whole thing back during the Reagan administration was the deterrent that is offered by our strength, our force."

"Not only does the budget underfund current readiness, it mortgages future readiness."